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Romance in Swing-Time!
6.3 / 10 IMDb November 17, 1937 1h 30m
Theater manager James Guthrie's (Melvyn Douglas) career depends on famed soprano Elsa Terry (Grace Moore) singing in his Buenos Aires opera house, however, Elsa breaks the contract in favor of a more lucrative deal in Paris. Desperate, James begins showering her with flowers and candy in an attempt to woo her to the Argentinian opera house. When Elsa overhears James confess to his friend Pancho that he'd be willing to resort to kidnapping to get Elsa to Argentina, she mistakenly believes his motives to be solely romantic.
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Runtime
1h 30m
Release Date
November 17, 1937
Genre
Music, Romance
Status
Released
Languages
English
Country
United States of America
Cast
Grace Moore
as Elsa Terry
Melvyn Douglas
as James Guthrie
Helen Westley
as Madame Della aka Madella
Stuart Erwin
as 'Pancho' Brown
Margaret Hamilton
as Margot
Walter Kingsford
as William Kane
Richard Carle
as Rudi
Ferdinand Gottschalk
as Monsieur Ginard
Esther Muir
as Panda
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Frank Forest
as Pinkerton
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Walter O. Stahl
as Johan
Barry Norton
as Juan
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Lucio Villegas
as Señor Montez
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Gennaro Curci
as Bondini
Marek Windheim
as Henri
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Mariska Aldrich
as Client in Kane's Waiting Room
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Meeka Aldrich
as Minor Role
William Bailey
as Client in Kane's Waiting Room
George Beranger
as Male Dressmaker
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Bing Conley
as Bartender
Production Companies
Columbia PicturesAdvertisement
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